巴国油以16.5亿美元将RLAM炼油厂出售给穆巴达拉

据阿拉伯贸易3月25日消息称，全球石油行业领导者巴西国家石油公司周三表示，已签署协议，将其位于Bahia州的Landulpho Alves炼油厂(RLAM)及其相关物流资产以16.5亿美元的价格出售给总部位于阿布扎比的穆巴达拉资本公司。

该公司补充说，买卖协议的签署将很快进行。

该协定规定，在交易结束之前，由于净营运资本、净债务和投资的变化，采购价格将作出调整，而这一行动须经经济防卫行政委员会(CADE)批准。

该炼油厂将是巴西国家石油公司(Petrobras)出售的8个炼油厂中第一个签署的出售和购买协议。RLAM的出售符合国家能源政策委员会的一项决议，该协议为促进国家炼油行业的自由竞争制定了指导方针，反映了巴西国家石油公司与CADE于2019年6月签署的在巴西开放炼油行业的承诺。

除了RLAM，其他7家炼油厂的撤资过程仍在进行中，这是在2021年2月8日宣布的。

巴西石油公司首席执行官Roberto Castello Branco表示:“今天对巴西石油公司和巴西来说都是非常快乐的一天。这是垄断经济结束的开始，在某些活动中仍然存在垄断RLAM的剥离有助于改善资本配置，降低仍然很高的债务，并开始降低政治干预燃料定价的风险，这对巴西国家石油公司和巴西经济本身造成了很大的损害。这笔交易无疑满足了巴西国家石油公司和巴西股东的最大利益。”

此次交易符合公司当前的战略规划，与优化投资组合和改善公司资本配置相一致，旨在为股东创造价值。

曹海斌 摘译自 阿拉伯贸易

原文如下：

Petrobrasto sell RLAM refinery to Mubadala for $1.65bn

Petrobras, a global leader in the petroleum industry, said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets, in the state of Bahia, to Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Capital for $1.65 billion.

The signing of the sale and purchase agreement will take place soon, it added.

The agreement provides for purchase price adjustment due to changes in net working capital, net debt and investments until the closing of the transaction, and the operation is subject to approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE).

The refinery will be the first of the eight that are being divested by Petrobras to have its sale and purchase agreement signed. The sale of RLAM is in line with a resolution of the National Energy Policy Council, which established guidelines for the promotion of free competition in the national refining sector, and is reflective of the commitment signed between Petrobras and CADE in June 2019 to open the refining sector in Brazil.

Besides RLAM, the divestment processes of the other seven refineries are still in progress, as announced on February 8, 2021.

Roberto Castello Branco, CEO of Petrobras, commented: "Today is a very happy day for Petrobras and Brazil. It is the beginning of the end of a monopoly in an economy still with monopolies in several activities. The divestment of RLAM contributes to the improvement of capital allocation, reduction of the still high indebtedness and to start a process of reducing the risks of political interventions in fuel pricing, which caused so much damage to Petrobras and to the Brazilian economy itself. The transaction undoubtedly satisfies the best interests of Petrobras' and Brazil's shareholders."

The transaction is in compliance with the current strategic plan and it is aligned with the optimization of the portfolio and the improvement of the company's capital allocation, aiming to generate value for our shareholders.